Pramono Anung Is Called A PDIP Surprise For The Jakarta Gubernatorial Election

The pair of candidates for governor Pramono Anung and Rano Karno arrived at the Jakarta KPUD Office, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto said the emergence of the name of Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung as the Jakarta cagub was a surprise for the community. This was conveyed in response to the emergence of Pramono's name after former DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan was widely reportedly promoted by PDIP to become an incumbent candidate. "Yes, this is an element of surprise," said Hasto to reporters at the PDIP DPP Office, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, August 28. Pramono, continued Hasto, had a qualified track record to be nominated as regional head. His experience in the party, the DPR, to the executive level has been quite a lot as a senior politician. The PDIP paired Pramono with Rano Karno who is also a party cadre bearing the bull symbol. Both are claimed to be able to solve the problem in Jakarta. "So Mas Pram gave the best solution together with Mas Rano Karno for Jakarta," said Hasto. Previously reported, Pramono Anung-Rano Karno officially registered with KPUD Jakarta as a candidate for governor and deputy governor on Wednesday, August 28. Both of them became the first participants to register.

This registration marks the opportunity for Anies to be promoted by PDIP in the Jakarta gubernatorial election. Whereas previously the name of the former Governor of DKI Jakarta was widely rumored to be carried out by the party bearing the bull symbol. In fact, Rano Karno had met with Anies who had a red batik on Monday, August 26 or when PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri announced the candidate for head of the third wave of the region. The meeting was held at Building B of the PDIP DPP Office.